Campaigners from St Albans and Harpenden have won the support of local MPs Daisy Cooper and Victoria Collins in their campaign for a new law to protect people and the planet from corporate harm. Members of St Albans District Friends of the Earth who live in St Albans met with Daisy...
Cottonmill Community and Cycle Centre is calling on residents and businesses to help make sure no child goes without this Christmas, as it launches its festive appeal for 2026 in partnership with local CIC LeeAnna’s Wish. The centre, which is managed by leisure operator Everyone Active, is collecting children’s gifts and...
Homelessness charity Emmaus Hertfordshire is preparing to close its charity shop in St Albans city centre after nine months of trading, but is already planning its next chapter with a new central location in the works. The charity took over the remaining lease of the former Virgin Money bank premises at...
MP Daisy Cooper has expressed her disappointment after Prime Minister Andy Burnham told her that he would not be moving forward with plans for an inpatient unit to free up mental health beds in St Albans. Herts continues to have the lowest number of mental health inpatient beds per head of...
One of Park Street’s oldest houses is on the market for the first time in more than two decades. Local artist and author Suzi Clark is planning a move to the Cotswolds to be closer to family, which means Rose Cottage is looking for a new owner. Grade II listed and timber...
A St Albans dad of two is embarking on a 15-day trek to Everest Base Camp, which sits at an altitude of 5,364 metres (17,598 feet), to help raise funds for a rugby club’s new barbecue area. Damian “Babe” Newby, 47, who runs Herts Groundworks & Civils Ltd, is aiming to...
A new "game changing" surgical centre at St Albans City Hospital promises to help cut waiting lists, and deliver faster treatment and better care for thousands of local residents. The state-of-the-art complex, part of a £100m upgrade of the hospital, includes four new theatres which will deliver around 2,300 extra operations...
Find out more about the work of more than 60 charities and community organisations when the fourth St Albans Community Showcase returns to the Cathedral this Saturday. Meet the people making a difference, discover local causes, explore volunteering opportunities and find new ways to get involved. Whether your interests lie in supporting...
We ask a different figure from the local community to choose 10 questions to answer from a list of 50. This week: Darren Haines, a fully qualified, traditional acupuncturist working out of a clinic in St Albans, using a holistic approach to create personalised treatment plans designed to help manage...
A few sheets of cardboard. A sleeping bag. A cold November night. Could you sleep here? For one night this November, people from across St Albans will swap the comfort of their beds for cardboard shelters like these – standing together in support of local people facing homelessness. For most of us,...
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